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Notice PaperNo. 24 Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| September 17, 2025 — The Minister of Justice — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| September 17, 2025 — Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act”. |
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| September 17, 2025 — Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)”. |
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| September 17, 2025 — Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act”. |
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| September 17, 2025 — Adam Chambers (Simcoe North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (debt forgiveness registry)”. |
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| September 17, 2025 — Viviane Lapointe (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-3272 — September 17, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to funding provided by Global Affairs Canada for international development projects which include gender identity, anti-racism, or decolonization as thematic priorities, since January 1, 2020, and broken down by year: (a) what are the total funds allocated to such projects; (b) what are the details of each such project, including the (i) amount of funding provided by Global Affairs Canada, (ii) implementing partner, (iii) location, (iv) total project budget, (v) project's title and description; (c) for each project, what portion of the funds were used for (i) administration, (ii) advocacy, (iii) communications, (iv) training; (d) what measurable development outcomes were delivered by each project and how were these outcomes evaluated; and (e) which of these projects, if any, were audited or reviewed for cost-effectiveness or value-for-money by the Office of the Auditor General, Global Affairs Canada, or an external evaluator, and what are the details of each audit or review? |
| Q-3282 — September 17, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to all Canadian international development funding distributed via multilateral institutions, since January 1, 2020, including, but not limited to, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the Global Fund: (a) what is the total amount of government funding transferred annually to each institution; (b) what portion of these funds was earmarked versus unearmarked, and what were the earmarks for; (c) what mechanisms are in place to ensure accountability for outcomes associated with Canadian funding; and (d) what portion of Canadian funding was reallocated by these institutions to projects or regions under sanctions or with Tier 3 human rights designations, and what was the government’s response to these reallocations? |
| Q-3292 — September 17, 2025 — Lianne Rood (Middlesex—London) — With regard to Global Affairs Canada's operational expenditures for international development programming from fiscal year 2023–24 through 2024–25: (a) what is the total amount spent annually on travel, hospitality, and administrative overhead related to development programs, broken down by (i) region, (ii) project, (iii) division; (b) how many Global Affairs Canada employees travelled abroad for development-related purposes in each year, in total and broken down by destination; (c) what internal assessments, if any, have been completed to measure whether these expenditures produced a measurable impact on project success or delivery; and (d) what recommendations were made in any such assessments regarding cost savings or reducing duplication of roles with multilateral partners? |
| Q-3302 — September 17, 2025 — Pat Kelly (Calgary Crowfoot) — With regard to the repayable contributions made by Prairies Economic Development Canada, which came due in fiscal year 2024-25, and broken down by each funding program, including Business Scale-up and Productivity, Economic Development Initiative, Regional Quantum Initiative, Strategic Innovation Fund, Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Prairies Performing Arts Initiative, Regional Innovation Ecosystems, Community Economic Development and Diversification, Alberta Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative, Tourism Growth Program, Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative and Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation: (a) how many repayable contributions came due; (b) what was the total dollar value of repayable contributions which came due; (c) how many repayable contributions were repaid in full; (d) what was the total dollar value of repayable contributions which were repaid in full; (e) how many repayable contributions went into full default with recipients making no payments; (f) what was the total dollar value of repayable contributions which went into full default with recipients making no payments; (g) how many repayable contributions went into partial default with recipients making partial payments; and (h) what was the dollar value of repayable contributions in partial default with recipients making partial payments? |
| Q-3312 — September 17, 2025 — Connie Cody (Cambridge) — With regard to expenditures related to the Prime Minister's trip to Europe, in August 2025, and the accompanying delegation: (a) what are the costs incurred by the government to date, in total and broken down by type of expense (accommodation, per diems, hospitality, etc.); (b) what are the details of all accommodation expenses incurred by the government, including, for each, the (i) name of the hotel, (ii) room rate, (iii) number of rooms booked at each rate, (iv) dates and number of nights each room was booked for, (v) total accommodation expense incurred at each property; (c) were there any hospitality expenditures incurred, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) event description, (iii) location, (iv) cost, in total and broken down by item, (v) number of attendees; and (d) are there any costs incurred or expected to be incurred by the government that are not included in the response to (a), and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense? |
| Q-3322 — September 17, 2025 — Connie Cody (Cambridge) — With regard to expenditures made by the government, broken down by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what were the total expenditures between March 22 and March 31, 2025, on (i) materials and supplies (standard object 07), (ii) acquisition of machinery and equipment, including parts and consumable tools (standard object 09); and (b) what are the details of each expenditure in (a), including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date of the expenditure, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) delivery date, (vi) file number? |
| Q-3332 — September 17, 2025 — Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes) — With regard to Canada Post offices in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes: (a) broken down by location, what are the details of all repairs, maintenance, renovations, upgrades and similar types of projects which have taken place over the past 10 years, broken down by year; (b) which of the projects in (a) were planned or scheduled, and which were unscheduled or in response to an unplanned event (such as repairs following a broken water pipe); (c) for each project in (a), what was the estimated cost; and (d) broken down by location, what are the details, including the anticipated costs and start dates, of all repairs, maintenance, renovations, upgrades and similar types of projects which are planned or scheduled to take place in the future? |
| Q-3342 — September 17, 2025 — Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the Cabinet Planning Forum held in the Greater Toronto Area on September 3 and 4, 2025: (a) what are the total costs incurred to date by the government, including departments and agencies such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in relation to the forum, in total and broken down by type of expense; (b) what are details of all contracts signed related to the forum, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); and (c) are there any actual, pending or anticipated expenditures related to the event which were not included in (a), and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) type, (ii) vendor, (iii) expected amounts? |
| Q-3352 — September 17, 2025 — Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the Statistics Canada survey titled "A Heated Discussion: Who Uses Air Conditioning in Canada in 2025?", released on July 8, 2025: (a) what was the cost of conducting and publishing the survey, in total, and broken down by type of expenditure; and (b) what are the details of all contracts signed in relation to the survey, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided? |
| Q-3362 — September 17, 2025 — Michael Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada assessments and artificial intelligence: (a) does the government use artificial intelligence in any way in relation to the assessments; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) when did the department begin using artificial intelligence, (ii) what artificial intelligence programs are used, (iii) for what purpose is each program used; (c) how many government officials' positions related to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada assessments have been made redundant or unnecessary as a result of the use of artificial intelligence, in total and broken down by position; (d) how much money does the government estimate it saves each year by using artificial intelligence in relation to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada assessments; and (e) what safeguards are in place to ensure that applicants are not wrongly denied acceptance or eligibility due to mistakes made by artificial intelligence programs? |
| Q-3372 — September 17, 2025 — Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency: how many raids, conducted in the last five fiscal years, have found illegal workers on sites that were fully or partially funded by the government, and for each such raid, what were the details, including, for each, the (i) number of illegal workers found, (ii) city and province, (iii) date, (iv) name of the company or companies carrying out the federally funded work, (v) specific federal infrastructure program under which the project was funded? |
| Q-3382 — September 17, 2025 — Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — With regard to repayable contribution agreements issued by any of the federal regional economic development agencies, and broken down by fiscal year since 2017-18: (a) what are the names of all recipients receiving a repayable contribution; (b) what is the amount of the agreement; (c) what was the signing date of the agreement; (d) what was the date repayments were to begin; (e) on what date was the final payment to be received; (f) how many times was the repayment plan amended; (g) what is the actual total amount repaid to date; and (h) what is the total amount of outstanding late payments? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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